Menu

WFC News

Posted: Jun 30, 2021

Firefighters battle soaring temps as they fight to extinguish 7-alarm blaze in Massachusetts

VIDEO: Firefighters battled high temperatures as they fought to extinguish a large, seven-alarm house fire in Revere Tuesday evening. Crews were called to the scene on Hyde Street where smoke and flames could be seen pouring out of the top of the home. The back side of the structure was charred. At least one other home caught fire due to constantly changing wind directions.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHDH-TV ABC 7 Boston
Read more
Posted: Jun 30, 2021

2 building inspectors among 6 charged in senior facility fire that killed resident, New York firefighter

VIDEO: Four people have been arrested and two others charged in connection with a fire at a Spring Valley assisted living facility that claimed the lives of a resident and a firefighter earlier this year. District Attorney Thomas Walsh and New York State Fire Prevention and Control officials detailed the arrests and the results of the three-month long investigation at a Tuesday afternoon news conference.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
Read more
Posted: Jun 30, 2021

Machine learning could save firefighters from deadly flashovers

New machine learning algorithms could soon help firefighters forecast dangerous flashover ignition events using sensor data from burning buildings. Called P-Flash, the system was developed by Thomas Cleary and colleagues at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the US and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Physics World
Read more
Posted: Jun 30, 2021

Child in France builds special bond with Florida firefighters

VIDEO: Jordan Pinol is never too far away from his fire hat. The French child, who leaves on the border near Geneva, Switzerland, has fond memories of a family trip to Florida in 2018. “He loves everything about firefighters,” said his dad, Alex. Jordan, now 6, begged his family to stop at the fire station while visiting Clearwater.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTSP-TV CBS 10 Tampa
Read more
Posted: Jun 30, 2021

From a Kentucky fire station to the stage: Meet the band Quickline

VIDEO: Capt. Michael Renn had a few minutes before dinner with the rest of the crew at Louisville Fire Department’s Engine 2. With diving gear from training that day drying out behind him, he sat down for a quick jam session with Sgt. Alex Eckert — fellow firefighter and fellow band mate. "I think it started off with me kind of probably just playing guitar, bringing my guitar up to the fire house, and then bumping into actually…our lead singer,” said Renn.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1 - Metered Site
Read more
RSS
First25622563256425652567256925702571Last

Theme picker

Search News Articles